The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-09
NEW LAWS FOR THE K. OF P.
The Grand Lodge Adopts Three Impor-
tant Amendments to Its Constitution.
The State Redistricted for Deputy Grand
Chancellors-The Grand Chancellor's APP
p0intments of Officers and Committees.

Immediately after the opening of the second
days session Of the Knights of Pythias Grand
Lodge, yesterday morning, the reports of COM
mittees were taken up in order. the most i'm
portant of which the report of the commit
tee on laws and supervision, recommending the
following amendments to the constitution. which
were concurred in:
Article II. Section /. The elective officers of the
lodge shall be chancellor commander vicechancellor
prelate keeper of records and SEAL master of finance
master of exchequer and master at arms. who shall
elected annually At the last stated meeting night IN
Article ~. Sec 3. Should one black ball appear
against candidate the ballot shall be renewed lnme-
diatey and if there still be but black ball. the
baong shall be deferred until the next regular meet
ing, during which interval the member who cast the
black ball shall inform the chancellor commander in
writing for the of his opposition to that can
dldate. The chancellor commander on receipt OF the
information, shall remove the name of the informer,
and at the next regular meeting shall read to the
lot Shall be had and if not more than black ball
then appears the applicant shall be declared elected
written to the chancellor commander before
the next regular meeting the applicant shall be de-
who cast the black ball." Should two or more black
balls appear, the applicant shall be declared rejected
and other ballot shall be taken in his behalf for the
space of six months thereafter, should be adopted
by this Grand Lodge.
The amendment to Section of Article will
not affect the coming June elections but will go
10, Article of the general laws was 50 amend
ed that when a lodge has accumulated sum OF
$1,000, such levy for the widows and orphans
fund may until such maximum sum or
$1,000 shall have been reduced, in which event
the levy of 5 per cent shall again be made as
provided. until the maximum of $1,000 shall
have again become accumulated.
At IL O'clock Supreme Chancellor Howard
Douglass made official visit and addressed
the lodge. At the request of the Grand Chan
cellor he gave an exemplifcation of the unwrit
which attantlVAlV listened
At the afternoon session the call of committees
was resumed. The only action of general inter
pontment of deputy grand chancellors as fol-
lows, by counties: First District-St. Joseph.
Ekhart, Kosciusko, Lagrange; Noble, Stenben.
starke, Marshall, Newton. Jasper Pulaski,
Fulton. Third-Whitley, Allen, Wabash. Hunt
ineton. Wells. Adams. Miami Fourth-Benton,
r wa' rip usss Clinton Tpson Ffsh
jay. Blackford. Grant, Madison,
Delaware, Randolph, Henry and Wayne.
Sixth-Marion. Hancock Shelby and Hendricks.
Boone, Hamilton, Putnam, Parke, Vigo.
Eighth-Union. Fayette. Rush, Franklin. De-
Ripley
jackson, Jennings, Brown, Morgan. Scott.
Tenth-Clark. Washington, Orange, Crawford,
Floyd Perry Harrison: Eie Eleventh
Warrick Twelfth-Knox. Sullivan, Owen,
Green. Monroe, Clay, Lawrence, Davis. Martin
The newly elected grand officers were installed
by Supreme Representative Oyler. acting
preme chancellor. Grand Chancellor Heiskell
appointed the following grand officers, who were
duly installed Grand inner guard j. NJ
Humphreys, of Kendallville; grand outer guard
Samuel c. Budd, Terre Haute. The grand
chancellor announced the standing committees,
the chairmen of which follows Griev
ances and appeals. E. G. Herr P. G. G.. Goshen;
laws and supervision. s. P. Oyler Sup. Rep,
Franklin; subordinate lodge constitution and
bylaws, w. +. Medsker, Cambridge City,
state OF the order, W. o. Barnard, New Castles
finance ard accounts, Frank Richardson. Indian
apos; subordinate lodge returns. D. NJ. Pur-
man, Indianapolis credentials, W. H. Short
Indianapolis; mileage and per diem. D. E. Hill,
Richmond; unfinished business. Charles Lauer,
Indianapolis; foreign correspondence, James r.
Carnahan, Indianapolis.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned until the
first Tuesday in June 1888.